Boleyn

//ˈbəʊlɪn// name

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  1. 1
    A surname.

    "Anne Boleyn"

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anne boleyn

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"Anne Boleyn was the first queen to be executed at the Tower of London."

Etymology

A habitational surname, inherited from Middle English Boleyne, Boloyne (“Boulogne-sur-Mer”), from Old French Boloigne, from Late Latin Bolōnia, from classical Bonōnia. Doublet of Bologna and Boulogne.

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